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Whale Calf Swimming near Adult Whale in Clear Water (Punta Gorda Beach, 2023)

6s 4K UHD 29.97fps Wildlife Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico 2023
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About this clip

A whale calf swims near an adult whale in clear turquoise water. The calf moves closer to the adult, creating small splashes. Both whales remain mostly submerged, with the calf's movements visible above the surface.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentary segments, Baja California Sur travel edits, marine conservation pieces, agency mood reels, and social cuts needing aerial whale behavior in clear water.
Edit role
This six-second aerial moment works as a brief cutaway, natural-history insert, or transition beat between wider coast coverage and closer marine-life detail.
Visual details
A whale calf swims beside a larger adult whale in clear turquoise ocean water, with sun glints, small surface ripples, partial whale backs visible, and no people in frame.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead drone composition looking down on the whales, with both animals mostly submerged and no horizon, shoreline, boats, or land visible.

Tags

whalecalfadult whaleoceanwaterswimmingmovingsurfacingturquoisebluecalmnaturalwhalesclear watermarine lifeaerial viewwildlifemovement

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.265 (HEVC) MP4
File size
92 MB
Location
Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Year filmed
2023
Published
Jun 2026

Still Frames From This Clip

4 frames exported from the 4K master of this clip, in timeline order. The licensed download is the full-motion master, not these stills.

At Punta Gorda Beach in Baja California Sur, a whale calf swims near the upper left of a larger submerged adult whale in clear turquoise water, with no visible people.
The opening frame shows the calf close to the adult whale, both mostly below the surface. (0:00)
At Punta Gorda Beach in Baja California Sur, the whale calf is centered above the adult whale's broad submerged body in clear turquoise water, with no visible people.
This frame gives a clean overhead comparison of the calf's smaller body next to the adult whale. (0:01)
At Punta Gorda Beach in Baja California Sur, the calf appears slightly brighter at the surface while the adult whale remains partly submerged to the lower right, with no visible people.
The frame catches the calf nearer the surface as it swims alongside the adult. (0:02)
At Punta Gorda Beach in Baja California Sur, the calf moves close to the adult whale's head area, creating a small disturbance on the water surface, with no visible people.
This moment shows the calf drawing close to the adult whale with a small splash around its head. (0:03)

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